Best Electric Kettle For Drip Coffee, French Press & Tea

[1] A beauty of an electric kettle graces your counter (photos #1 and #2 © Fellow Products). [2] The narrow spout enables precision pouring. [3] Don’t forget the tea: January is National Tea Month (photo © Par Avion Tea).   A great find for fans of drip coffee, pour-over coffee, and tea of all kinds:…
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It’s Sumo Citrus Season: Gather A Supply Of Sumo Mandarins

Sumo Citrus has hit the shelves at grocers near you. Available nationwide* annually from January to April. you can easily recognize them by their topknot—reminiscent of the hair of sumo wrestlers. Sumo Citrus is one of the world’s largest and sweetest mandarins, celebrated for its sweet taste and distinct looks. Originally from Japan, Sumo Citrus…
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Stash Tea Varieties, Specialty Tea For National Tea Month

We were quite young when we first learned about Stash Tea. It was in the early 1970s, and in those days, in the Northeast, there were few natural food stores. Yogurt was still a cult food eaten by “health nuts” and people in Greek and Middle Eastern communities. In these days of the hippie, we…
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Walden Farms Zero Calorie Dressing, Zero Fat, Zero Carbs

Struggling through diet after diet in the 1980s, we ate a lot of salad. In those days, before the wide distribution of artisan vinegars and olive oils, we preferred “diet” salad dressings to generic oil and vinegar. The brand with the widest choice was Walden Farms: zero calories, zero carbs, zero fats. Not to mention,…
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Spaghetti Frittata, a.k.a. Spaghetti Pie Recipe, For National Spaghetti Day

[1] Spaghetti pie, a.k.a. spaghetti fritatta (photos #1 and #2 © Greatest Tomatoes From Europe). [2] Canned tomatoes from Italy are processed with modern, hygenic techniques. [3] Caprese fritatta tomatoes, basil, mozzarella. Here’s the recipe (photo © eMeals). [4] Salmon frittata with potatoes, capers and dilo (photo © Sitka Salmon Shares). [5] Potatoes and broccoli…
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